Another year, November near.
  Halloween is here and now.
Party time at Billy's place.
  He goes with Rachel as a cow.

He wanted her to be the head.
  She refused and chose the rear.
But at the front at least he's free
  To eat and drink and comb his hair.

Their friend Jane is Dracula.
  Someone comes as Santa Claus.
Peter is a wolf tonight,
  With glowing eyes and blood-stained paws.

Kids in masks are at the door,
  Explaining plans in threatening voices.
They intend to burn some things.
  Billy says there should be choices.

And just for that they carry out
  Their threat to burn things that will burn.
But most are in the neighbour's garden.
  The gate won't light but they'll soon learn.

Rachel shakes her head at him.
  She says that wasn't very smart,
That this cow's brain lies in the back.
  The horse is sitting in the cart.

He reminds her of the time she ran
  From the woods at night in fear.
The noise she heard was just his watch,
  But she was sure it was a bear.

She does something painful to him
  Beneath the costume of the cow.
He just screams and runs away
  With the tail in tow for now.

He runs around the lawn in pain
  Until the head and body part.
The head has nothing more to say.
  The body says, "Now who's smart?"

They avoid each other then.
  Billy doesn't miss the tail.
He says, "This happens every year.
  Every Christmas, without fail."